Archive of South Asia Citizens Wire

  • Bangladesh 1971: A genocide and refugees - Ripples in the pond

    by Bina D’Costa, 26 March 2012

    Ever since the 1971 war, Pakistan has officially denied the accusation of genocide that is at the centre of Bangladesh’s historiography.

  • India: Seven Day action in Delhi and Nationwide Protests In Support of Anti-Nuclear Struggle In Koodankulam

    26 March 2012

    March 26, New Delhi : National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP), Lok Rajniti Manch and Delhi Solidarity Group, is organising a protest and fast from today 26 March 2012 till 1st April 2012, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, in solidarity with ongoing fast by activists of the anti-nuclear movement at Idinthakarai, Tamil Nadu against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant. NAPM National Convener and noted Social activist Sandeep Pandey is sitting on a seven day fast.

  • Pakistan: Unwelcome conversions

    by I A Rehman, 25 March 2012

    The Hindu community, particularly in Sindh, has been in the grip of strong feelings of grief, anger and insecurity for several weeks. Unless its grievances are speedily addressed Pakistan stands to suffer incalculable harm in both material and moral terms. The issue of Hindu girls’ conversion to Islam and marriage to Muslim men, both transitions alleged to be forced and often after abduction, is not new. Indeed, it has always been high on the Hindu citizens’ list of complaints. What is new is the scale and intensity of their reaction and the large number of their appeals for justice.

  • India - Chhattisgarh: Return these girls to us, Mr Raman Singh

    25 March 2012

    Their names are Madkam Hungi and Veko Bajare. Hungi is 12 years old, and Bajare 22 years. Village of residence: Nendra, District Sukama (old name district Dantewada). Nendra was one of the several adivasi villages burnt under your Empty the Villages campaign (which you christened ’Salwa Judum’ and under the guise of a peace campaign which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court). Four girls from this village disappeared during this campaign.

  • India: National Fishworkers’ Forum’s (NFF) open letter to the Prime Minister on the Koodankulam Nuclear Plant

    23 March 2012

    NATIONAL FISHWORKERS’ FORUM (NFF) NFF 20/4 SIL LANE, Kolkatta 700015. India (Reg.No:487/85) Tel/Fax: +91 33 23283989 F 10/12 Malviya Nagar New Delhi – 110 017 Tel: 011 26680 883, 26680914 Fax: 011 26687724 Matanhy Saldanha, Chairperson, matanhysaldanha@gmail.com, Ph: 09822160941 R.K. Patil, General Secretary, patil.rambhau@gmail.com, Ph: 09892833815
    Kind attention of Hon’ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, PM Office, South Block, New Delhi
    Date: 23rd March 2012
    Sub: Fishworker (…)

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